1st Grade Kanji

The readings of characters are given below. Also, each character contains its general meaning. This does not mean each individual reading is a word for that. This is a large misconception out there. ON readings are the Chinese readings of characters mainly used in compounds. They are almost never seen as individual words. Unless if you see it, don't worry about it. However, contrast to this, KUN readings are always words. But, please be careful and look up their correct meanings as many KUN readings can be given to an individual character. Note, ON readings will be given in Katakana and KUN readings will be given in Hiragana.